Attack /əˈtæk/

The meaning and definition of Attack, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

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noun

An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
“They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech.”

verb

To apply violent force to someone or something.
“This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.”
To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
“She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.”

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Attack /əˈtæk/

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